The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EVERYDAY
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More clues leading to the result EVERYDAY
- Ordinary fruit picker runs yard extremely adeptly
- Journalist with a yen to cover up – exceedingly common
- Flat, unfinished lines ruined drama therapy – ultimately run of the mill?
- Weird TV Channel includes potty old English commemoration on 8 May about railway stock
- Five-year dye mixed – it’s quite normal
- Common illness fellow avoided starts to die away in couple of years
- Pedestrian always encounters many Ambassadors, primarily between junctions
- First woman online could be Doris — it's regular
- Routine of first lady at line from dawn to dusk
- Always happy in the end, festive occasion is ordinary
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The straight part
We know that "common" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case common = everyday.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EVERYDAY mean?
EVERYDAY noun- (rare) the ordinary or routine day or occasion
- Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions
- Commonplace, ordinary